Minnesota Senate recount

John Cross / Mankato Free Press

A recount has begun in Minnesota in the U.S. Senate race between Republican incumbent Norm Coleman and his Democratic challenger Al Franken. Under the watchful eyes of observers from the Coleman and Franken campaigns, an election official, center, sorts through ballots at the recount at the Sibley County Courthouse in Gaylord.

A recount has begun in Minnesota in the U.S. Senate race between Republican incumbent Norm Coleman and his Democratic challenger Al Franken. Under the watchful eyes of observers from the Coleman and Franken campaigns, an election official, center, sorts through ballots at the recount at the Sibley County Courthouse in Gaylord. (John Cross / Mankato Free Press)

A recount has begun in Minnesota in the U.S. Senate race between Republican incumbent Norm Coleman and his Democratic challenger Al Franken. Under the watchful eyes of observers from the Coleman and Franken campaigns, an election official, center, sorts through ballots at the recount at the Sibley County Courthouse in Gaylord.